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NCAA slams Qatar Airways with N5million fine

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NCAA slams Qatar Airways with N5million fine

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has imposed a N5 million penalty on Qatar Airways after the carrier was found to have breached the nation’s aviation regulations during a recent operation at Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The fine, announced on Tuesday by the authority’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, follows an investigation that revealed the airline’s failure to submit required documentation for a scheduled cargo flight, a violation of the Civil Aviation…

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Emirates, SAA, enhance codeshare pact, deepen 28 years partnership

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Emirates, SAA, enhance codeshare pact, deepen 28 years partnership

Building on almost three decades of strong and successful partnership, Emirates and South African Airways are further enhancing their relationship, working towards a reciprocal codeshare agreement, ahead of the busy peak travel season. With single ticket fare and hassle-free baggage handling, Emirates customers will be able to enjoy seamless access from Johannesburg to three domestic points in South Africa – Cape Town, Durban and Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), and a further thirteen regional points in Africa…

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200,000 annual traffic on Nigeria-Accra route attraction for country’s airlines

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200,000 annual traffic on Nigeria-Accra route attraction for country’s airlines

How to get Nigeria’s empty airports viable-IATA Experts seek investment in route development   Nigerian airlines have justified the decision to use Accra as its launch pad for both regional and international airline operations, citing a vast number of seats on the Lagos-Accra route. The Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, yesterday at the FAAN National Aviation Conference in Lagos, with the theme, “Elevating the Nigerian Aviation Industry Through Investment and Global Engagements”,…

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Tinubu says Nigeria’s aviation most viable but under-exploited

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Tinubu says Nigeria’s aviation most viable but under-exploited

Regrets unmet demand in cargo, MRO  Africa loses billions of dollars yearly to offshore maintenance  Kuku charts path for sector growth President Bola Tinubu stated that Nigeria’s aviation industry remains one of the most viable and under-exploited markets in Africa for several reasons, noting that it serves over 220 million people, the largest domestic aviation market on the continent. Speaking at the FAAN National Aviation Conference (FNAC), with the theme ‘Elevating the Nigerian Aviation Industry through…

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VDM, Mr. Jollof exchange blows onboard United Nigeria’s flight, arrested

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VDM, Mr. Jollof exchange blows onboard United Nigeria’s flight, arrested

  Two passengers, popular content creator Martins Otse, popularly known as ‘VeryDarkman’, and Freedom Okkoetorise Atsepoyi, popularly called ‘Mr. Jollof were deboarded from a United Nigeria aircraft after an image showed the duo engaged in a fistfight inside the plane. The fight disrupted service as other passengers struggled to separate them as they continued to throw punches at each other. United Nigeria Airlines today confirmed the incident. Spokesman for the airline, Chibuike Uloka, in a…

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Udoh, Ogbebo raise concerns over aviation manpower shortage

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Udoh, Ogbebo raise concerns over aviation manpower shortage

..Urge Govt to fill yawning gaps   Experts in the aviation industry have expressed grave concerns about the significant manpower shortage in the entire sector and have called for an urgent need to address it.  Among the experts who spoke to Aviation Metric on the sidelines of the 9th Xplore Aviation Career Conference in Lagos was a former Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nnamdi Udoh, who said that the authorities must fill…

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Air Peace’s operations disrupted as lessor withdraws airplanes, passengers stranded nationwide

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Air Peace’s operations disrupted as lessor withdraws airplanes, passengers stranded nationwide

Scores of Air Peace passengers across the country are stranded at airports following the withdrawal of three of the airline’s aircraft by SmartLynx Airlines, one of its lessors. Consequently, many of its operations have been disrupted, as the airline is in a state of limbo. Many of the carrier’s aircraft are grounded, while others are still undergoing maintenance checks overseas. The airline is experiencing unprecedented flight delays and cancellations, a situation that has made air…

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German firm, Aero-Sys appoints Belujane Konzult as rep in Nigeria

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German firm, Aero-Sys appoints Belujane Konzult as rep in Nigeria

Aero-Sys, a German manufacturer of Aircraft Boarding Bridges and Ground Support Equipment (GSE), has appointed Aviation Consultants – Belujane Konzult as its representative in Nigeria. The appointment came after due diligence for a reliable partner in Nigeria. Under the agreement, Beluajne Konzult will be responsible for marketing and sales of Aero-Sys products in Nigeria, which include AvioBridges, Ground Power Units (GPUs), Dollies and Carts, Fixed walkways, Automation, and Baggage Handling Systems, as well as Airport…

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Nigeria ready to offer South Africa Fifth Freedom traffic right

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Nigeria ready to offer South Africa Fifth Freedom traffic right

Airlink to begin services to Lagos   Nigeria may have begun to reshape its Bilateral Air Services Agreement with some countries by receiving requests for Fifth Freedom rights with Nigeria. Last year, Nigeria changed its agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) to the Open Skies agreement tailored towards Nigeria’s agreement with the United States of America.   Nigeria granted five airlines flight rights and fifth freedom, meaning…

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How passenger unruly behaviour undermines safety gains in aviation sector-FAAN MD

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How passenger unruly behaviour undermines safety gains in aviation sector-FAAN MD

Conflicts in aviation linked to communication breakdown-Dati     The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has expressed concerns that the aviation industry is increasingly confronting behavioural and interpersonal challenges, hinting that incidents involving unruly passengers, staff conflicts, stakeholder tensions, and non-compliance with safety protocols threaten to undermine the hard-earned progress they have made in safety and service excellence. Kuku, who spoke at this year’s FAAN’s Aviation Safety…

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